Electric heater.



F. KUHN. ELEOTRIG HEATER. APPLIOATIOI nun 001a, 1912.

Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

-' particularly designed for use on cooking utensils, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter set'forth.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK KUHN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ELECTRIC HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

I Application filed October 5, 1912. Serial No. 724,173.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, FRANK KUHN, a citi zen of the United States of America, resid-v ing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Heaters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings,

The invention relates to electric heaters,

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a'perspective view of the utensil with the heating-element attached to the base thereof. Fig. 2 is a vertical, central section through the utensil and stand. -Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the stand. i

A is ascookin utensil of any suitable form, provided with a flat bottom; and B is a heatlng-element, preferably armored and of disk form, being adapted to contact with the bottom of the utensil A.

- C is a heat-distributing plate'beneath' theelement B. 5

D are studs depending from the bottom of the utensil and passing through registerin apertures in the element B and distribut1ngplateG.-"

E are brackets having threaded sockets for respectively engagin the studs D.

F is ,a stand formed 0 asheet metal cup,

' ofa diameter to'fit about the element B,

with its upper edge contacting with the bot tom'of the. utensll A. This stand is pro- .vided with a pluralit of legs G, and is secured to the utensil the brackets E.

I are apertures in the side of the stand through which terminal contacts J on the element roject.

K are Insulator bushings on the terminals J engaging the apertures I The parts constructed as described may be fillieaply manufactured and easily assem- What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a cooking utensil having a flatw bottom, of a diskshapede heating unit in contact with said bottom, a stand comprising a sheet metal cup and supporting legs, said cup surround1ng said heating unit and having 1ts upper edge in y screws H engaging therebeneath, the upper edge of said stand being in contact with the bottom of said utensil, and-a member engaging said stud toclamp said heat-distributing plate and unit to the bottom, and also constituting a securing connection bet-ween the same and said stand. 4

3. The combination with a. cooking utensil, having a flat bottom, of a. disk-shaped heating-unit in contact with said bottom, a heat-distributing plate beneath said heating-element, a threaded stud depending from said bottom and passing through registering apertures in said unit and distributing-plate, a stand comprising a sheet metal cup and supporting legs, said cup surrounding said unit and distributing plate, and forming an air space therebeneath, its upper edges being in contact with the bottom of said utensil, terminal contacts projecting radially outward from said unit through apertures in said cup, insulating bushings upon said contacts closing the apertures in said cup, and a member having a threaded engagement with said stud for clamping said heat-distributing plate and unit to the bottom of said utensil and also constituting a tie for connecting said cup thereto.

4. The combination with a cooking uten-, sil, having a flat, circular bottom of a diskshaped heating-unit of a slightly lesser diameter than said bottom, a heat-distributing plate beneath said unit, a stud depending from said bottom and passing through registering apertures in said unit and heat-distributing plate, a. stand comprising a cylindrical, metal cup surrounding said unit and distributing plate, with its upper edge in contact with the bottom of said utensil, a I contact with said bottom and being of g-unit in contact with said bottom, a

slightly lesser diameter than the latter, supheating-unit to said bottom and also conporting legs secured to said cup, radiallystitut-ing a tie for securing said stand. 10 extending terminal contacts on said unit, In testimon whereof I afiix my signature passin through registering apertures in the in presence 0 two witnesses.

side 0' said cup, insulator bushings sleeved FRANK KUHN. upon said terminal contacts and closing said Witnesses:

apertures, and a member engaging said stud Y JAMES P. BARRY,

to 'clamp said heat-distributing plate and PHYLLIS COBURN. 

